Daniel 12
1 “At that time Michael will arise, the great prince who protects the children of your people. There will be a time of distress such as has never occurred since there was a nation until that time. At that time your people will escape—everyone found written in the book.
2 Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting horror.
3 The wise will shine like the brightness of the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
4 And you, Daniel, keep the words secret and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam about, and knowledge will increase.”
5 Then I, Daniel, looked, and there were two others standing there: one on this bank of the river, and the other on the opposite bank.
6 One of them said to the man dressed in linen, who was above the river’s waters, “How long until the end of these wonders?”
7 I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the river’s waters. He raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by the One who lives forever: “It will be for a time, times, and half a time; and when the shattering of the power of the holy people is complete, all these things will be fulfilled.”
8 I heard, but did not understand. So I said, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”
9 He said, “Go, Daniel, for the words are kept secret and sealed until the time of the end.
10 Many will be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked will act wickedly, and none of the wicked will understand. The wise, however, will understand.
11 From the time the regular offering is removed and the abomination that causes desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days.
12 Happy is the one who waits and reaches 1,335 days!
13 And you, go on to the end; you will rest and then rise to receive your allotted portion at the end of the days.”
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